The FAI Cup 2005 was the 85th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. It officially kicked off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face League of Ireland opposition in the second round. The ten winners of those ties were joined in the second round by the 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs. The competition ran until early December, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 4.

2005 FAI Cup
FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Final positions
ChampionsDrogheda United
Runner-upCork City F.C.
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First round

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Fixtures played weekend April 24

Lissadel United 3-0 Rockmount

St Mary's 1-4 Avondale United

Cherry Orchard 0-0 Belgrove

Bangor Celtic 1-2 Wayside Celtic

Douglas Hall 2-0 Moyle Park

Mount Merrion 2-2 Galway Hibernians

St Peter's (Athlone) 0-0 Carew Park

Waterford Crystal 2-0 Bonagee United

Westport United 1-2 Fanad United

Malahide United 3-2 Glenmore / Dundrum

Replays

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Belgrove 1-2 Cherry Orchard

Galway Hibernians 0-0 Mount Merrion (3-0 pen)

Carew Park 3-2 St Peter's, Athlone

Second round

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Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 12 June 2005.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 UCD 2-0 Dublin City
2 Shelbourne 0-2 Derry City
3 Drogheda United 2-0 Limerick
4 Waterford United 0-1 St Patrick's Athletic
5 Bohemians 2-0 Athlone Town
6 Galway United 0-0 Cork City
replay Cork City 1-0 Galway United
7 Avondale United 0-1 Bray Wanderers
8 Carew Park 1-3 Douglas Hall
9 Kilkenny City 0-1 Finn Harps
10 Sligo Rovers 1-1 Malahide United
replay Malahide United 0-2 Sligo Rovers
11 Kildare County 4-1 Galway Hibernians
12 Longford Town 5-0 Waterford Crystal
13 Cobh Ramblers 0-1 Wayside Celtic
14 Lissadel United 0-4 Cherry Orchard
15 Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Fanad United
16 Monaghan United 1-7 Dundalk

Third round

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Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 August 2005.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Dundalk 0-2 Drogheda United
2 Bray Wanderers 1-0 Cherry Orchard
3 Bohemians 2-2 Wayside Celtic
replay Wayside Celtic 1-2 Bohemians
4 Longford Town 1-1 UCD
replay UCD 2-1 Longford Town
5 Derry City 3-1 Kildare County
6 Sligo Rovers 2-1 St Patrick's Athletic
7 Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Douglas Hall
8 Cork City 0-0 Finn Harps
replay Finn Harps 2-3 Cork City

Quarter-finals

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Bray Wanderers3–2UCD
Murphy   12'
Tyrell   26'
O'Brien   61'
Martin   64'
McWalter   83'

Drogheda United2–1Bohemians
Keegan   2'
Lynch   16'
O'Keefe   50'

Cork City3–1Sligo Rovers
Murray   45'
O'Flynn   77'
O'Callaghan   84' (pen)
Low   40'

Derry City1–0Shamrock Rovers
Beckett   67'

Semi-finals

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Cork City1–0Derry City
O'Callaghan   90' (pen)

Drogheda United2–1Bray Wanderers
O'Brien   29'
Sandvliet   80'
Tresson   82'

Final

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Cork City0-2Drogheda United
Match Report G. Whelan   52'
D. O'Brien   83'
Attendance: 24,521
Referee: Ian Stokes
Winner of FAI Cup 2005
Drogheda United
1st Title
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